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Dear Diary

Dear Diary

19937.31h 41m

Overview

Nanni Moretti recalls in his diary three slice of life stories characterized by a sharply ironic look: in the first one he wanders through a deserted Rome, in the second he visits a reclusive friend on an island, and in the last he has to grapple with an unknown illness.

Directed by Nanni Moretti
Written by Nanni Moretti
Produced by Nanni Moretti, Angelo Barbagallo
Box Office0Revenue: $174K

Top Cast

Nanni Moretti

Nanni Moretti

Nanni Moretti

Renato Carpentieri

Renato Carpentieri

Gerardo

Antonio Neiwiller

Antonio Neiwiller

Mayor of Stromboli

Claudia Della Seta

Claudia Della Seta

Second couple #1

Lorenzo Alessandri

Lorenzo Alessandri

Second couple #2

Raffaella Lebboroni

Raffaella Lebboroni

First couple #1

Marco Paolini

Marco Paolini

First couple #2

Moni Ovadia

Moni Ovadia

Lucio

Riccardo Zinna

Riccardo Zinna

Resident of Alicudi

Jennifer Beals

Jennifer Beals

Self

Themes & Keywords

rome, italycomebackanthologycancermotorcyclevesparemote islandself-referentialsemi autobiographicalautobiographicalurbanism1990spersonal diarydiary filmself-reflexivedeadpan comedy

About Dear Diary

Dear Diary is a comedy, drama film released in 1993 exploring themes of rome, italy, comeback, anthology, cancer, motorcycle, vespa. Directed by Nanni Moretti, it stars Nanni Moretti, Renato Carpentieri, Antonio Neiwiller. Nanni Moretti recalls in his diary three slice of life stories characterized by a sharply ironic look: in the first one he wanders through a deserted Rome, in the second he visits a reclusive friend on an island, and in the last he has to grapple with an unknown illness.

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